committeeman
noun
com·mit·tee·man
kə-ˈmi-tē-mən 
-ˌman
1
: a member of a committee
2
: a party leader of a ward or precinct
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Savage was elected as a precinct committeeman, a local political party leader, during the May Republican primary and was participating in a public voting machine test in Madison County on Oct. 3.
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Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
Now 82, Madigan is the son of a 13th Ward precinct worker who landed a job in the office of Cook County Clerk Michael Flynn, the Democratic committeeman of that same ward.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Madigan, the son of a ward superintendent who worked alongside Daley in county government early in their careers, rose as a young Democratic ward committeeman under Daley and soon won a seat in the House in 1970 with Daley’s support.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
Aaron Del Mar Palatine Township committeeman Del Mar was a finalist to take over the Illinois party, but lost out to Salvi.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 16 July 2024
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Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
Now 82, Madigan is the son of a 13th Ward precinct worker who landed a job in the office of Cook County Clerk Michael Flynn, the Democratic committeeman of that same ward.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Madigan, the son of a ward superintendent who worked alongside Daley in county government early in their careers, rose as a young Democratic ward committeeman under Daley and soon won a seat in the House in 1970 with Daley’s support.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024
Aaron Del Mar Palatine Township committeeman Del Mar was a finalist to take over the Illinois party, but lost out to Salvi.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 16 July 2024
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committeeman
noun
com·mit·tee·man
-mən
-ˌman
: a member of a committee
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